







Lab 001.1 is part of the [Protocols for the Long Now](https://longnow.org/labs/001) lab series. Civilizations run on protocols — shared norms for how we keep time, store knowledge, and make decisions together.
Protocol Labs
Protocol Labs is an innovation network driving breakthroughs in computing to push humanity forward.

Introducing the Protocol Institute
Building a field and community to steward the planetary-scale process of protocolization

Inventing New Nature
Defining the Protocol Institute's research mission

Willow - Protocols for an uncertain future (FOSDEM'26)
Centralised systems were designed with the best of intentions, but were turned against us anyway. And peer-to-peer systems will be exactly the same. How do we make the next generation of protocols ...
The Unreasonable Sufficiency of Protocols | Summer of Protocols
DRAFT Version 0.99, March 6th, 2023
Protocol Reader - Summer of Protocols
The Protocol Reader The Protocol Reader is an 358-page book (currently only available as an epub) comprising 26 foundational essays by 31 authors from the Summer of Protocols program, carefully edited and sequenced to introduce you to the fascinating new discipline of Protocol Studies. It can serve as

Universal Scientific Protocols, Inc.
Universal Scientific Protocols, Inc. — research publishing, reconsidered. A knowledge management platform for machine learning researchers.
From ZK-first to AT Protocol — our path to DDS | Agora Citizen Network
We've been building Agora — a platform for public deliberation using Polis-style clustering — for a while now. Along the way, we've written about what we think about Nostr, AT Protocol, Polis, Community Notes, and protocol interoperability. Those posts are somewhat outdated now. This one describes w...
Teams | Protocol Labs Directory
The Protocol Labs Directory helps network members orient themselves within the network by making it easy to learn about other teams and members, including their roles, capabilities, and experiences.
Why a New Protocol? The History and Future of AT Protocol - AT Protocol
Bluesky CTO Paul Frazee and Head of Protocol Daniel Holmgren join for a wide-ranging conversation about what atproto is, why it exists, how it got built, and where it's going next. From a Twitter consultancy to an IETF working group, this is where to get started.

Longform — Long-form writing on the AT Protocol
Discover and publish long-form writing on the open AT Protocol network.
Protocol Reader - Summer of Protocols
In the Fall of 2022, the word protocol was suddenly everywhere. The proximal cause was obvious: fueled, in part, by the highly visible and fractious change of ownership at Twitter, large numbers of people began heading for the exits. Most of them, of course, were just looking for

Blog | Lexicon Community | Offprint
A working group that stewards a shared namespace for AT Protocol schemas: built in the open, governed collectively, and free for anyone to use.
“Open, Collaborative and Participative Science: Rethinking the Legitimacy of Knowledge, the Policies and the Future of Science.” - looks like an interesting track during the Eu-SPRI Forum Annual Conference 2026 (10–12 June 2026, Valencia) euspri2026.webs.upv.es
Paul's article prompted a long one from me: What is the purpose of protocols? connectedplaces.online/the-purpose-of-protocols/
The Purpose of Protocols
connectedplaces.onlinePaul Frazee
New blogpost about atproto It's not federation, it's not a p2p mesh. It's a secret third thing: practical. pfrazee.com/blog/practical-decentralizati…
new from me, on network resilience and protocol eschatology connectedplaces.online/reports/fr160-everyone-wants-…
FR#160 – Everyone Wants Servers And Nobody Wants Servers
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